You don’t realize the baby phase is ending… until it already has.
No more tiny socks scattered on the floor.
No more bottles lining the sink.
No more 3 AM feedings where it was just you and them and the stars.
No more rocking them to sleep while whispering, “Just one more minute.”
One day you pick them up and notice they feel heavier.
One day they stop reaching for you in the middle of the night.
One day their baby babble turns into full sentences.
And it hits you…
You blinked.
And your baby isn’t a baby anymore. 
Nobody warns you how quiet it gets.
How you’ll miss the mess.
The exhaustion.
The chaos.
Because it meant they were little.
So if you’re still in the thick of it—
The diapers.
The clinging.
The cries that only stop when they’re in your arms…
Soak it in.
Because these are the days you’ll ache for later.
